The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-16 00:00:00

ONEy MARKET AND COl I=HCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK, The subscription list of the Warrant Banking Company will close on Monday next. The Frontino and Bolivia South American Gold Mining Company's prospectus has been issued, with a proposed capital V. 00,000, in 50,000 shares of £2 each. avoeit as., and ss. on the allotment. From a careful calculation the directors estimate that it will not be necessary to call up more than 203. par share. This company has been formed for the purchase and working of those celebrated mines which are situate in the Province of Antioquia, New Grenada. The "Frontino" is said on reliable authority to contain several lodes of ore, only one of which has hitherto been worked. This property also includes a large extent of pasture. land, with the necessary buildings, cattle, 8.7 c., requisite for active operation, in addition to an in exhaustible supply of iron pyrites rich in gold. Samples assayed by Messrs. Johnson and Co. are said to yield (No. 1), to the ton of ore, 463 oz. 16 dwts. 22 grs. of gold. The estates are freehold, and com prise nearly 5,000 acres abounding in timber. Ope• rations can be commenced immediately on the com pletion of the purchase. The directora call parti cular attention to the satisfactory reports which have been furnished by Capt. Wm. Goyen, whose services to the St. John del Rey Company were so eminently successful, and so often born testi mony to by the directors of that company. The management of the Frontino and Bolivia mines has been entrusted to Captain Goyen, and the di rectors have every confidence in a satisfactory commercial result from the operations of their company, and they announce that the preliminary changes,will be made previous to allotment. ••••••_••,,,.. • To o'. At the Paris &arse this day, according to Mr. Renter's telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rautes opened at 66fr. ex coupon. The general condition of the market for the English Funds is favourable so far as regards the steadiness of prices, but there is very little business, and a degree of dulness is consequently apparent. The recent arrivals of gold and silver, the moderate export demand for both metals, the abundance of money, and the expectation of lower rates of dis- _ count, have all assisted in imparting firmness to values, and additional relief has been afforded by the general character of the advices from the Con- si tinent, which have induced a more hopeful feeling. Consols are 911 for money, and 911 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 }; Exchequer Bills, par to ss. dis.; India 5 per Cents., " 1044 ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents., 104, ; 105 and ditto Debentures, 97,1. There has not been much activity in the Foreign st Market, but the tendency of values has continued ° A, favourable. The highest range of prices has not st ; been f u ll y maintained. Mexican have been 441, 1, 11 Which is a rise of about -1 per cent.; Greek are 1 higher at 241 ; and the Coupons are 111 ; Spsnish Passive are 368 B , a rise of k ; and Turkish Consolides are f better at 531- Velan are 1: is 60 1 ; after having b een 60 1 61. The enezu Confeder a t e st L oan is about 48 49. Brazilian 4f per Cents., 185 2-60, ha ve rea li sed 871 ; Egyptian 7 per Cents. " , it' 10 4; New Granada, 144 8; Portuguese 3 per 8 Celts., 481 1 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 1822, 90 ; do. 1, /62, 8 9 4 ; Sardinian, 84; Turkish 6 per Cents., 1 1 854, 931 ; do. 1862, 701 1; and do. 1863, 671. Buset iness in the Railway Share Market to-day st has been rather more animated, and prices have st e xhibited a n upward tendency. Metropolitan have _ improved £ 1 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 155.; North Western, 10s.; and South Western and North Eastern (Berwick), ss. The Foreign and a' Colonial lines remain inacti ve , 81 and sho w no material alteration as regards values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue in fair s request. Imperial Ottoman have improved to 196; Ottoman Bank to 491 ; Japan, Hindostan, China, En d h , to 311 ; London Fi nanc i a l shares are dealt iat 26 1 ; Hudson's Bay Company, at 184 ; and Peninsula and Oriental Steam at 801; Queensland River Comp an y s h ares are quoted 1- to 1 prem. ; 41'iver Thames Iron and Shipbuilding Company, 3 to 3 1 prem.; Credit Mobilier, 21 to 2f prem.; Im perial Fi nanc i a l , 41 to 5 prem.; Natioual Provincial Marine, 1 to 11 pram.; Central Argentine Rail- W a y , 11 to 11 prem,; London and Liverpool Hotel, to 11 p rem.; and South-Eastern Banking Com, P. 41 2 3 731 die, to 4- prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Cons o l s New 3 per Cent. Red uce d per Cen N ew 2f pen t. 89 i i t. Jan. Aquuitieser, 3 0 C yrs, expirelB9l 6th Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Zlchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 24 & 3 per Cent 5 die p ar Ditto £SOO 10 ad 200 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 10} per Cent. , April 1871 — Ditto 5 p er C ent. July, 1870 Ditto Account.... Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 — Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. 104 5 Ditto 5} per Cent., May, 1879 — Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto A ug ., 1866 984 Ditto Bonds El,OOO — die D itto uuder .£l,OOO .. FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 . die Ditto Scrip, £55 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto Account.... Cuba, 6 per Cent. ebitian 6 per Cent. Ditto 41 pet Cent Colombian 6 Scrip £BO pd • Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian 7 per C en t lOO/ Ditto, Second Issue .. -- Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup Ditto Account Ditto Coupons lli Ditto Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. Ditto Deferred .... Etalian 5 per Cent.(lllaremmana Railway) Vexican 3 per Ce n t Ditto Account 441 a 4 Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent Yew Granada l4/ Ditto 2 per Cent. Piedmontese, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 25f Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Bs. 3d„ paid .. Ditto Account Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto 4f per Cent., 1862 .. Ditto Account ?ortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 48/ Ditto Account 4Bl I tassian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9O Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 , wedish, 4 per Cent .. Ditto Account trdinian 5 per Cent Parrish 3 per Cent Ditto ,Xccount Ditto New Deferred DDitto Account itto Passive Ditto Account... P nish Cert. of Coup. ......... ed ri Ditto Account .... not fund Account n .. rkish 6 p er C ent. 1854 .............. . 9 Ditto 6 3/ DittoAc per Cent. 1858 . ................... ........ A c ........... D itto £lOO Bonds.. ................ ........ DDitto 6 per Cent. 186'2 .............. 701 Di i tto Account ................. 701 70 tto, £lOO Bonds .................. 70k Ditto 6 per Cent, 1863 ............ 671 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent...... enezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1832 Ditto Account.... Dividends on the above payable in Lond ustrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins — 31gian 4} per. Cent., Ex. 25f 99} utch 2f per Cent., Ex. 12 Gui! • 1011 D itto 4 per Cent. Certificates alian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account ...... dis TWO O'CLOCK. >n!ols Monet, b itto A . ..................... 91 ...torn Account ............ „. 91 11-16 13-16 SHARE 'his day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. iharelßailas. p aid. i Closing Business Price. done. 13.14,' Bit, Wol., and Str. Val. at 25 Blythe and Tyne. 10 IBost.,Sleat.,andMid.o o , at st ;Brist o l and Exeter I 10 . et 'Caledonian lO 50 Cork arid Bandon al 20 oOrnwall al ' 10 IDo A I A ifets no die ) a - 10 ;Do B ""613"".has i ' 1 ' been paid to 8. 1 50 ;Dublin & Belfast June.; a 25 'Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June.; a; et !Edinburgh & Glasgow.' 10 et ulasg. and S. Western. 1 0 St GreatEali tern, Ord. stk 10 st 1 Ditto A stock et ; Ditto East A nglian stE 10 St ;GreatNorthot Scotland 101 et 'Great, Northern lO st Do A stock st Do li do et 'Gt. S. and W. of Irelan, 101 st ;Great Western st 1 Do Str Val glift. stock 11 st ILaucashiee 4 I orkshin , ii st ;London and Blackwal; 11 et ;Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 1( et 'Lcn., Chat., and Dover 1( et ILon. & North Western it at Lou;. & S(y.th Western it $t IMan., Shef., & Li nco l n. 1C 50 Ilaryport and Carlisle. a 12 4 ,; Do t shares . a. et Metropolitan a] st Midland Do New - st Do Itirming. & Derby 10 50 %lid. Gt. W. of Ireland a] 25 Do. 4 shares 25 Mid Neat 10 Do Cray Line st North British St Edin., Perth, & Dundee 101 St Nth. Eastern—Berwie, 10( 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.1 st 1)o Leeds 10( et Do York st Do Carlisle lOO at ;North London 10 I Do New , P.l s .4;North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 1( I 11 ' et Scottish Central st Scot N. E., Aber. stox, 100 41 44 et Do Scot. Mid, stock lOO 93 100 10 Shrews. and Welohpow al st /Shropshire Union st 'South Devon to , st !South Eastern st ;South Wales st IS. York. and River Dun 10 20 6taines,Wok.,andWok al 25 Stockton & Darlington a] 25 Do 1 45 Do New, 185& li St Taff Vale.. .. , ..... ... 10 Do B 10 Do C 50 Ulster . 25 D 0... 12.10 Do st 'Vale of Neath st Victoria sta. and Pim lO st Waterford & Kilkenny 101 et West Cornwall ; 101 st W. Hartlepool Har.kß i 101_ st West Midland -Oxford ) 100 st Do Newport 100 st Do Hereford! 100 8 8i Si 9 83 f 5 12 t - 122 11 11 I 6 7 .11 .11 .11 26 16 17 92 94 106 lu9 46 7 lo • - 10 64 74 )0 1254 1261 )0 1271 1281 9 PO 132 03 0 10 66 C6l 0 lot losi 00 68 70 00 10 1 103 00 41 42 00 I 107 1071 00 !09 100 00 ! 51 52 611 I - i log} 7C9t 0 1270 12S) V 6 96 52 64 24 26 1001 1001 -u 13.4 i - 55i 634 87i 8S 63 61 10 I 34 26 V 0 90j , os 101 alai Cli 11 137 38 17 1 94 10 r iu o 163 16 ( 85 7 ! 33 4 p 1 all 1 . 1 20 1 —1 0 I 91 91 22 24 BRITISH POSSE aallways Itiantfc ez St Lawren , ..A al flom.,Barodat:Cent Ind 1 Gu. 5 per cent— . :0 Do. New . ••• •• lO Do. E. Shares... tO Buffalo and Laxe Huron al 10 Do. Preference al )0 j Buflalo,BrantAGodrieli 10 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, DO Do. do. July 1, 187. , 101 00 00. do. Juue I, 10( st Cleutta..k S. Eastn. (Li n . 10( st Cape Town e..." Dock Scrii 10( ;ock Eastn. Bengal g - u. sp. 101 ock East Indian. gm. 5 p. c. 10f 20 Do. do. G Ext..... It 20 Do. do. H do. .. 11 ock Grand Trunk of Canada lot 00 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 00 Do. do. deferred...... all 00 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. all 00 Do. do. defer: ed. ..... al] 00 Do. 3d ef. stock ... al DO Do. do. deferred...... al DO Do. 4th Pref. 5t0,.k... al DO Do. do. deferred.-- al . )01t Gt.lndlaPenin.gua.sp.c 101 10 Do. New gua. sp. c... it Do. January, 1862 .. 00k Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent 101 10i Gt. W. of Canada Shar et al tOi Do. New . • Il 10 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt al, 10 Do. 5¢ P.C. do. '77-8.... al 10 Indian Branch Limited 1 )ek Madras. guar., 5 p. c. 101 yak Do. II p. o. Extension 10i ock Dc. 44 d 0.... :0 DO: 14th >ek Melb.Corp. Bp. o. Buds. IC io Melb. & Hobson's Bay. a] 1 0 Do. 7p. c. tlortg. Bds. al Newitzursxviok Cands: Class A and B l al N.M.C'das pc let t bds 1( Gee Sande ........•• (l ock Do. Delhi 10 Do. do . it Do. Paajaub .... Do. Do. •• •• ! 0k Do. Endue. St. Flo.) ;SIONS. Closing aid. Price. .11 58 40 luo 1031 101 8p 1 p 7 I) i 11 5 bi P 11 71 N 101 (03 103 105 105} )062 IC4i 105 P P 19 20 1 78 75 1 58 62 1 65 67 1 51 63 1 49 51 1 40 E 2 1 26 28 1 22 75 0 103} 1041 .2 ii/ )0 1 103 104 9/ 10 S 11 10/ 11 92 94 ll 85 67 2 f /p )0 Iv 3 /u 4 )0 97 98 l 0 a 04 ll 55 58 It 1 - - 3 5 100 82 14 100 103 k 1046 100 103 104 2 t hp all 103 104 00 [OO 108 10) COLONIAL GOITER. MENT SECURITIES. 6 p.c.Ja &J u 1; 1877-34 ... 100 101 103 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Auk;. 100 100 102 Do. dp. o.Mar. & Sept. 100 99 101 Do. Ip. c. Jan.&July. lOC 90 az Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 89 91 Cape G. Hope, 6 p 0,1873 100 106 108 Do.Ap & Oct. 188. 100 108 110 Do. 1891 100 110 112 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 110 111 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 111 111 Mauritius 6 per cent lOO / ( )6 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cont 100 l‘,B 110 N. l ;.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 4.01 103 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oat. 10 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 2.,1861 10 Du. Gp. c.,lBti to L;if 101 Do. d0.,1888 & upwcli 10 1 !New Zealand O p cent. 10 iN ova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. 1 sterling, 1875 lO Queensland (Icy. 6p. fr lOl Aus G6p.c.1878.& up lO I Vic.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 10 DO. io Om°. An.&Oct.. 101 10 99 100 10 99 tO) 10 ,99 100 10 1 108 110 BRITISH 51 2 'Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 iUhtiord Amalgamated ()even G. Con.. (Tavist ) 1 East Bassett (Illoganh 30 East Clogau Gold Ltd I Eas t Caradon ... 1.14.6 East Cam Brea.... E. WI Russel (Tavistk ; 8.9.0 IGe.m..tSt.Aubyn(Gwen , 581 ,Great South Tolgus l7s G. Wheal Vor (llelston 40 Grenville . .. 0.16. t Her:Ars-Foot 8.12 tlingston Downs 4.!8.0 I Lady Bertha Margaret (Guy 4 Lelant uk iMarke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 2 New Seton l6f - • North Downs 2l Ilasset(lllo,,an 3.1.0 North Wheal Crotty 2.6.9 Par Consols (.5.t. Blazey Providence (Uny Lelni. 10.6.7 3outh Caradon(S t.Cleer it I S. Care Brea (Illogan) - - Wheal Fran. allot;au 18.18.9 Stray Park Pamir Sil v.& Lead Uhl fin Cron • West Basset (Illogan) I W Cr radon (.Liskeard 5 West Seton I Wheal Basset (Mogan ) 5 / 1 - IWheal Buller(Redruth) 10 IWheal Kitty (U.Lelant, 2.0.6 WhealLudk ott ...... 3.0.8 Wheal MaryAnn;Llen.) 8 Wheal seton . s4l} 1 Wheal Treinwney (Lis.) 7 'Wheal Union 3.17 1011 891 90 0 91 I S7O 680 1 569 63 85 70 291 304 7 74 41 41 10 11 4 41 30 41 411 557 6- 1 7 3 1 7/ 4 41 17 19 64 7 11 I d Si 95 2 2 21 41 51 44 46 i4O" 160 65 60 25 )9f 20 11 12 21 23 lbS 195 211 87& 92i 31 3? 23 3 133 143 175 185 2 3 2e 2} 21 I YREFERENCE Gt. Western, South Wales, gua. LINES LEASED Al' Mid Kent (Cray Line), 8 ARES. per cent., 88 FIXED RENTALS. :AMWAY'S. gum. 7 per cent., 17a FOREIGN , Bahia and San Francisco (11m. Great Luxembourg, lul Sambre and Meuse, 8 San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 81 Ditto (all), 215 1 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 214 FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, lim., 101 Cobre Copper, 331 United Mexican (lim;, Yudanantutana of S. Australia, Um., 34 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance (iim.). 49 Ditto, new, 34 Anglo Austrian, 54 Bank of Egypt, 265 75 Bank of Queensland (tim), 151 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 11/ Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 43 Ditto, new, issued at £lO pm, 31 City, 116 Hindustan, China, and Japan (lim.), 3 1 Imperial Ottoman, 19 London and County, 53 5 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exch., lim., 104 London Joint Stock, 40 London and South American, lim., 84 London and Westminster, 805 National Provincial of England, Ditto, new, 411 Oriental Bank Corporation, 62 Provincial of Ireland, 915 M Bombay Gas, limited, l 51SCELLANE01713. Commercial Union Insurance), 84 Contract Corporation. lim. Discount Corporatiod, limited, 104 East India Irrigation and Canal, 34 Egyptian Commercial and Trading, lien., 5 Gen. Cr( dit and Finance of Lonaou, lien ,, 84 8 Hudson's Bay, 185 International Financial Society, 111 Laud Securities, lim., 44 London Financial Association, lim., 265 6 London General Omnibus Company, :21 Madras Irrigation and Canal, • Ditto (all), 21 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 84 Rhymney Iron, 23 Trust and Agency Astralasia, Universal Marine (Insurance), lim., 44 The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 4 per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.30 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 175. 100. per ounce fbr standard gold, it appears that gold is about 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburg the pric e of gold is 423} per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.9 i per £1 sterling. standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, rather more than 3-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Ham burg. file course of exchange at New York for bills on London at 60 days' si g ht i s 1724 to 176 per cent., and the premium on gold is about 574 per cent. At these rates there is scarcely any Profit on the importation of gold from the United States. 9O i Business dont 101 13! 10 1104 108 10 - - 103 111 1 0 1110 i 111 i NES. S tiN, LONDON, WED NESDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1864. This Day, CITY SEWERS COMMISSION, Yesterday, at 12 o'clock, the members of this Commission met at Guildhall for the despatch of public business. Henry de Jersey, Et q., Deputy of the %Yard of Aldersgate, occupied the chair. PROPOSED RAILWAYS IN THE CITY. Mr. J. am read a report from the Improvement Committee, to whom had been referred for conside ration the various railway and other bills introduced into Parliament this session which affected the city of London. They stated that the following were the bills which it had been proposed by the joint com mittee of the Houses of Lords and Commons should be proceeded with in the present session :- 1. The London and Blackwall Extension—the worts proposed being to widen the existing railway on one side only, and to enlarge the station at Fen church-street, for which purpose arches will be thrown over the adjoining streets, and the station will be thrown up to Mark-lane., 2. The North London (additional powers), the proposition being to extend the station on the east side of Liverpool-street, taking in Broad -street buildings, Thompson's-court, &;;.‘.. 3. The London, Chatham, and Dover (No. 2), to continue the railway round to the north-western parts of Smithfield, to unite with the Metropolitan (Finsbury-circus Extension), underground through out. 4. The Metropolitan (additional powers). This did not appear to affect the City. 5. The Metropolitan District Railways, Inner Circuit, Nos. 32, 33, 34, Junctions 7,8, 9, by which it is proposed to continue an underground railway from the Thames Embankment at Blackfriars along the line of the intended new street to Cannon• street, thence on the south side of that street to King. Wil liam-street; north of the Monument, and south of Easteheap, by Tower -street, to the north side of Allhallows, B irking- churchyard, to Trinity-square, to join the North London Railway. 6. The Metropolitan Railway (Trinity-square Extension), to continue the Metropolitan line from Finsbury-circus to Trinity-square. 7. The Metropolitan Grand Union (portion north of Thames•street) is projected with a similar object. 8. The East London is also designed with a like object, to run by Landon-wall, Hounsditch, &0., and to be brought into connection with the Thames Tunnel. 9. The Great Eastern (Metropolitan Station and Railways), by which it is proposed to bring the Great Eastern Railway station into Wormwood street. The committee recommended the Court to peti tion Parliament against each of the said bills affect ing the City, and they had accordingly instructed the City Remembrancer to prepare petitions to be [aid before the Court for signature, and it was their ntention to Beek a conference with the special com mittee of the Court of Common Council on railways in the City, to endeavour to arrange for a joint op position to the bills, or of such of them as might be found necessary or expedient to oppose in committee, and they asked the Court to refer the same back to them for that purpose, that they might take such steps therein as they might be advised. The committee further reported in reference to the bill promoted by the Charing-cross Railway Company to extend the station at Dowgate-hill and Cannonestreet. They stated they were in negotia tion with the promoters to effect an amicable ar rangement; but they thought it expedient to peti tion against the bill, in order to give the Court a locus standi if needful. The report was agreed to, and the several petitions were then laid before the Court by the City Remem brancer (Mr. Corrie), and were at once signed. SANATORY CONDITION OF THE CITY OF LONDON. Dr. LETHEBY presented the following report on the sanatory condition of the City : "To the Honourable the Commissioners of Sewers of the city of London. "Gentlemen,—The inspectors' returns, which are before you, relate to 184 houses that have been in spected during the week, and I submit a list of 32 places for sanatory improvement. "The markets and slaughter houses have been duly inspected, and the officers have condemned 3,8381b5. of meat as unfit for human food. It con sisted of 13 sheep, 13 pigs, 25 quarters of beef, and 24 joints of meat. Nearly all of it was in a diseased condition. " I place before you a letter which I have received from the meat inspector of Leeds informing me that it is a common practice with certain persons in that town to send diseased meat dressed as human food to the City markets, and that in consequence of the vigilance of the meat inspector at Leeds the prac tice of sending the meat to London is largely in creasing. I may mention, however, that although the salesmen of London are accustomed to give your inspectors great assistance in the condemnation of such meat, yet there are many instances of refusal by the salesmen to give up tie names of the senders. We have, therefore, no opportunity in such cases of bringing the guilty parties to justice. " I also place b e f ore you a letter which I have received from Mr. Thompson, a veterinary surgeon of London, informing me that horses affected with the infectious disease, glanders, are frequently driven through the streets of the City in such a manner as to be dangerous to cattle, and even to man. average for the season —only " The mortality f or the week is greatly below the 48 deaths have been registered in th e wee k , whereds the average num ber for the cor responding week of the last eight years is 61. At t h e close of last month the mor tality returns ad vanced to 82 in the week, and from that time they have been gradually declining. The chief causes of death during the week are as follow —Phthisis 8, mesenteric disease 2, pneumonia 4, bronchitis 6, whoopi ng cough and diptheria 2 making together 10 d eaths from tubercular diseases, 10 from inflammat ory af f ections of the lungs, and 2 from diseases of a zyrnotic character. " Seventy-five births were registered during the week—namely, 30 boys and 45 girls. "I remain, gentl emen, (Signed " HY. LETHEBY." Some discussion t oo k place, in which attention was called to the C a ttl e Diseases Prevention Bill now before Parliament, your obedient servant, which Dr. Letheby said was at present under the c onsideration of the Mar -1 kets Committee of the C orporation. He expressed ' his opinion that the bill was a very proper one, but he considered that the foot and mouth disease among cattle, being of so serious a nature, should be included within the provisions of that bill. It was ultimately decided to leave the matter in the hands of the Markets Committee; and Dr. Letheby expressed his willingness to attend that committee if necessary when the subject was brought under their consideration. SUPPLY OF GAS TO TUE CITY. Dr. LETIIEBY reported that the illuminatiig power of the gas supplied to the city during the past week had in mien case been above the require ments of the Act of Parliam ent ; out the propor tion if sulphur present in the Chartered and Great Central Gas was above the quantity sanctioned by Parliament. The Commissioners, after transacting some rou tine business, adjourned. THE YANKEE CONSTIITUTIO-zi.—.There is an un mistakeable influence of climate on the European race settled for some generations in America, The Ame • rican, compared with the Englishman,is lean, th oug h h e grows fat rfter long sojourn in Europe. The Virginian— except the West Virginian—is especially tall, slender, and lean; for, the effect of American climate is more striking in the central and southern than in the northern parts, and most so among the working classes in the plains near the sea. The New Englander, of the same stock as the Vir ginian, is shorter, and usuelly round-faced. The genuine Yankee is clearly distinguished from the Englishman by his sharp angular features and the excess of breadth between the angles of his lower jaw, which makes the lower part of the face square instead of oval. The curly hair of the European is apt to become siraight and stiff in America, and to grow stiffer and thicker with each generation. The long neck which usually accompanies in caricatures the a th ere is a great increase t long straight h a i r o f th e Yankee, i n di cates weaker develop ment of th e g l an d u l ar : sys t em , Io of nervous irritability. Seine writers have attributed this to a predominance of dry west winds, others to the use of spirits. The voice of the true Yankee has less metal than than that of the European; his eyelids are said also to be shorter. It has been said, too, that the beef and mutton of the United States shows, by defect of flavour and nutrition, as compared with that of Europe, the less favourable in fluence of the climate upon animal lire. In Now South Wales the influence of climate tends to make the children of :Europeans tall and lean, while at the Cape there is among European colonists a tentlency to fat. —Dickens's " All the Tear Round." THE THIRD EDITION OF THE "SLANG MC rrorraity," now in the press, will contain, it is said, fully 3,000 more unauthorised words and colloquial expressions than the preceding edition. LAW INTELLIGENCE COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE - COTTLE. This bankrupt was described as a cheesemonger, &0., of the Grange-road, Bermondsey, and this was an examina tion meeting. He was opposed on the ground that, on the 19th and 24th December, he had obtained goods to the amount of £63 of Mr. 'Waller, of 'Warwick. lane, and he immediately after became bankrupt, owing £750, without any assets. Mr. Reed, for the bankrupt, elicited chat he had called a meeting of his creditors; three-fourths in number and value agreed to accept a composition of is Gd in the pound, but two or three refusing to join, bankrupt was obliged to come to this court. Bankrupt stated that he had lost on the Christmas stock, but paid Mr. Waller £l4 13s Gd on the 221 Dccernbar. His Honour suspended the order of discharge for six months. RE HOLLOWAY HART AND HIRT. These bankrupts were merchants of King's-square, and this was a meeting for last examination and discharge. Mr. Belle, for the assignees, did not oppose. The failure was attributed to the defalcations of Mr. Hart, jun., who absconded in December last with a largo portion of partner.. ship funds. Their defalcations extended over a period of seven years, and had it not been for that fact the firm would have been perfectly solvent ; no blame therefore could attach to Mr. Holloway or Mr. Hart, senior. His Honour said that no blame attached to those gentle men, and granted the order of discharge. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) RE G. W IVESTROP. This bankrupt was described as of the Marine Barracks, Cape Town, ensign in her Majesty's service. This was an examination meeting. Debts, £127; assets, nil. The bankrupt had received £1:50 for his commission, but had expended it. He was opposed by Mr. Joshua 11. Joseuh, at whose suit the bankrupt had been in prison for 7 weeks. His Honour passed the examination and granted the order of discharge. RE SHAW. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. UNPROVOKED AND WANTON ASSAULT.—Wm. Jackson; a baker, was charged with the following unprovoked assault on Mr. C. Carter, brass founder and gas fitter, 11, Grove place, Session-grove. Mr. Carter said that he went into the White Bear Tavern, Piccadilly, yesterday evening to wait fora customer, and to have a glass 9f ale. The prisoner was having an altercation with two persons, and to avoid him and to have his ale undisturbed he moved his glass away from the place where the barman had put it. No sooner had he done so than the prisoner,without the slightest provocation, sti uck him across the eye a violent blow with a thick heavy stick. He bled a great deal, arid called " Police," and on the prisoner run ning away pursued him and brought him back to the house, and then gave him into custody. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, Mr. Carter said he feared the sight of the eye would be injured, such was the violence of the blow. The stick, a formidable weapon, was shown to the magic trate, Prisoner said that two persons had annoyed him, and he was sorry for what he had done, Mr. Tyrwhitt said he had heard a great many wanton assaults, but none more wanton than the one the prisoner was charged with. He should fine the prisoner 40s. or a month, and would use his utmost endeavours to put a stop to such violent and unprovoked assaults. CAUTION TO LICENSED VICTUALLERS, --Mr. D. S. Willard, of the Green Dragon publichouse, Greek. street, Soho, attended before Mr. Tyrwhitt to answer the com plaint of Inspector Draper, of the C Division, of permitting gaming in his house. Inspector Draper proved visiting the defendant's house in company with Dawson, 301 A, and in a room on the first floor, seeing eight men playing at cards, four at each table. The men at one table said they were only playing for a drop of drink. On the other table there was some money, and one of the men handing some to another man, said "Here's your 4d," On speaking to the defendant about the card playing, he said " Oh, yes, they occasionally play at cards of an evening for a drop of drink." The defendant said the were only playing for beer. Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the defendant 20s. and costs, and _ _ , - said the fine would be much heavier if he offended again. THAMES. EXTENSIVE BURGLARY.—Thomas Macarthy, aged 48, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing a quantity of canvas, valued at £l2O, the property of Mr. Duke, of Lower Smithfield. The prisoner is well known to the police. This case has baffled their vigilance for three months, owing to the con• duct of certain parties who have compromised alelony. It was known to the police that the prisoner had sold the canvas to Mr. Peter Tatham, of No. 92, Leman-street, Whitechapel, opposite the station house of the division. Yesterday the prisonor was apprehended by Porter William Dunaway, a policeman of the H division, and one of the most valuable detectives in the force. Dunaway had been long on his track, and he said he should have conclusive evidence against the prisoner. 'rattan was called, and proved the purchase of the stolen canvas of the prisoner on the 10th of December. All the canvas had been since restored to the prosecutor with the exception of one butt. The witness underwent a long cross-examination by the prisoner, who corarnenced every question with the words by virtue of your oath. The prisoner attempted to show that Tattan knew the property was stolen when he purchased it within a few hours after the burglary. Tattan denied that he knew the canvas was stolen. He did not tell the prisoner to leave the canvas at his warehouse in Christian-street, Spitalfields, at seven in the morning. He paid for the can vas in two cheques —one for £3O, the other for £46 15s. The £3O cheque was cashed, not the other. He did not know the canvas was stolen for fourteen or fifteen days, and not until Mr. Duke call3d upon him. He submitted to the whole loss to save his credit. He began business with a shilling. The witness was then questioned about money payments to the prisoners wife. He thought, as he had only began business five years ago with a shilling, he had better lose MO than his credit. Mr. Paget thought it right to tell the prisoner the ques tions he had put would go Jar to commit him. The prisoner, in spite of this intimation, put leading questions to the witness, and repeatedly said, "By virtue of your oath, did you not know the canvas was stolen when you bought it of me ?" Tattin said he did not, although printed lists were posted opposite his house announcing the burglary, and giving a description of the property. Gorge Macdonald, waggoner to Mr. Richard Duke, said his master's premises were broken into and the canvas stolen on the night of the 9th December, or early on the morning of the following day. Dunaway asked for a remand. Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner for a week. DEATH OF A COLONIAL JOURNALIST.--Mr. Charles John Fairfax, one of the proprietors of the Sydney .3forning Herald, died at Sydney, on the 28th of December last, from the effects of a fall from a horse. He was the eldest son of Mr. John Fairfax, the principal pro prietor of the above journal, and had but recently returned from a prolonged tour in Europe and America. On the day of the funeral every mark of respect was paid to the memory of the deceased. The more respectable shops in the city were closed, the ships in the port hoisted their flags half-mast high, w hil e the Chief Justice, many members of the Australian Pailiament, ministers of diffe rent religious denominations, journalists, and others, at tended the funeral. Mr. Fairfax was, at the time of his death, close on 35 years of age. THE HON. MR. LAWLEY, late correspondent of the Times in the Confederate States, is reported to be con stantly passing between London and Paris. This circum stance has, to some extent, occasioned the rumour of con templated French interyeution in America. This bankrupt was described as of Long Buckley, Northampton, farmer, and this was a meeting for last examination. The meeting was adjourned, as the accounts had not been filed. The accounts by Messrs. Hart Brother and Hayles shows debts to creditors, £1,39G; to ditto holding security £601; property in the hands of ere• ditors, £BOO, property given up ; £420 ; goDd debts, £l,OOO. THREATENING TO MURDER.—FeIix Jouvenal, described as a merchant, of 4, Bateman's-buildings, S)ho, was brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt by Trower, one of the war rant officers, charged on a wurrant with threatening to kill Mr. Philip Rod, merchant, of Lisle-street, Soho. Mr. E. Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Albert interpreted. Mr. Lewis having opened the case, called Louise Calvez, servant at a French dining-room, 60, Wardour-street, said that on Monday evening the prisoner asked her to go into the dining-room and tell Mr. Rod that he wanted to speak to him, at the same time saying that if Mr. Rod asked who it was to say Mr. Lorel. She told • Mr, Rod, who immediately want into the yard, where the prisoner was, when the prisoner flew at him and seized him by the throat, She then ran to tell her mistress. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt the witness said that Mr. Rod had not spoken to the prisoner before he was attacked. Mr. Rod, of 22, Lisle-street, said that in consequence of a message brought to him by the last witness on Monday evening he went into the yard, when the prisoner seized him by the throat, and seeing the prisoner had a sword-stick in his hand he ran away and sought refuge in a cellar. He afterwards went into the dining -room, where there were about 20 gentlemen, and the prisoner came there and said, " Gentlemen, I have come to inform you that Mr, Rod is the greatest thief in the universe, and before to-morrow I will kill you." After staying in the house till 12 o'clock he (Mr. Rod) was enabled to leave, but he west in fear owing the prisoner's violent threats. Prisoner said he had been in partnership with Mr. Rod, that he had not been well treated, and that in the heat of the moment he did not know what he said. Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the prisoner to find one bail for a month Flood on the Clyde. Early on Monday morning a spate took place on the Clyde, the greatest known for several years past, which resulted in four lives being lost, and several other persons being placed in a position of imminent peril. About half-past 4 o'clock in the morning the flood burst into the lower flat of a dwelling house situated in Rntherglen-road, and distant about 160 yards from the usual river bank. The house is two storeys in height, the lower flat being tenanted by two families—the one consisting of Charles Harkins, his wife, Helen Gallocher or Harkins ; his daughter Anne, 11 years of age ; his infant son Francis, nine months old ; his father in-law, Patrick Gallocher; and his brother-in-law, Daniel Gallooher, The other family comprised Robert Morrison, a cartwright ; his wife, Elizabeth Turner or Morrison ; his son, Elijah Morrison, two years of age; his daughter, Elizabeth Morrison, two months old; his father, Elijah Morrison; his mother, Elizabeth Elder or Morrison ; an 3 his sister, Janet Morrison. When the flood reached the house the inmates were all in bed, and on the discovery being made a scene of the greatest excitement fol lowed. Charles Harkins managed to escape by the back part of the house, and five others were after wards rescued by the windows. The remaining number, however, were confined in the house for an hour, the water meanwhile having risen to a height of seven or eight feet, so that they could only obtain breathing space by mounting beds, drawers, &c. Their rescue was effected by making large holes in the floor of the upper flat, through which they were drawn intoa position of safety. One of those who were thus brought out, Elizabeth Elder or Morri son, died in about ten minutes or a quarter of an hour afterwards, and in the case of the other three life was extinct before they oould be rescued namely, Eiizabeth Morrison, t wo months old ; Helen Gallocher or Harkins, and her infant son, Francis. Ile flood appears to have caused considerable damage to property adjoining the banks of the Clyde above Glasgow. We have intelligence of the river overflow ing its banks as far up as Bothwell, the land under water in one case being described as resembling an immense lake, about a mile in length. Nearer Glasgow the flood has laid a considerable track of land under water.—Scotsman. DEATH FROM FIRE. An inquiry was held at the Compasses Tavern, Dalston, by Mr. H. Raffles Walthew, the deputy coroner, on Monday night, respecting the death by fire of Mrs. Esther Hackett, aged 27 years, a lady who had been recently married. Mr. Richard Hackett, No. CO, Hedger's-grove, Hackney-wick, said that the deceased was his wife. On the evening of Monday week the deceased met witness and his nephew at the Fenchurch-street railway station. She then returned home by train to Hackney-wick. Witness and his nephew walked on to the house. When they reached the corner of Hedger's-grove they heard a cry of " Fire." They saw a great blaze of light through the windows of his house. It was his wife that was in flames. Witness burst in the front door, ran upstairs, and took off his coat, and threw it around her. Be fore that time a Mr. and Mrs. Goddard, who lived in the house, had been trying to extinguish the fire, two blankets having been burned in the attempt to put it out. Deceased was then got downstairs, and a doctor that was passing was called in, and he ordered her instant removal to the German Hospital. Before her death, which occurred the next day, sbe stated that on her return home she had taken off her cloth cloak, bonnet, silk dress, cloth petti coat, and silk-quilted petticoat, and nearly all her clothes, with the exception of two very large crinolines. She turned aside for the purpose of settling her bonnet, and was:at the same time in the act of taking off one of her crinolines, whe❑ it caught fire through coming in contact with the bars of the grate. She stood a minute frightened, and then ran from the room in which she was up the stairs to Mrs. Goddard, The de ceased wore two large crinolines twice before and had been twice on fire from them, but on those oc casions she had not been hurt. The Coroner said that the death of the deceased lady was the most dreadful one that had come under his notice. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased was accidentally burned to death while wearing crino- IMPERIAL VOLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Day. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. SIIRTEES took the oaths and his seat fcr Hert fordshire, The hon. gentleman was introduced by Sir Edward B. Lytton and Mr. Abel Smith. THE BRADFORD RESERVOIRS. Mr. FERRAND gave notice that to-morrow he should ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he would have any objection to communicate to the house the answer he had received from the Mayor of Bradford, to his letter, and also, if he could inform the house whether the other reservoirs at Bradford were not in as equally dangerous a state as that which had just burst at Sheffield, and also whether the Store Reservoir at Bradford and that which had caused the calamity at Sheffield were not con structed by the same engineer. THE ORDERS OF THE DAY. Mr. F. PEEL moved the pobtponement of the orders of the day until after the two Consolidated Fund Bills were read a third time, in order to allow of their receiving the Royal assent on Friday next. The motion was agreed to, and The Consolidated Fund Bill (£4,500,000) and Consoli dated Fund Bill (£584,650) were read a third time, and passed. JUDGMENTS, &c., LAW AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. HADFIELD moved the second reading, the object of which was to put an end to the vexatious practices of making researches in every case in the transfer of land. Sir G. GREY said he bad no objection to the second reading of the bill, provided it was referred to fa select committee. The bill was then read a second time, and referred ac cordingly. TESTS ABOLITION (OXFORD) BILL. Mr. DODSO N moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which he said was to abolish the religious tests for the degree of Master of Arts, embracing submission to the 39 Articles and the whole of the Prayer-book. He denied that the abolition of these tests would at all injure the universities or cause religious discussions in them. If the bill passed the effect would be that the degree would be open without any religious test whatever, and which was now the case both in the Dublin and Scotch universi ties. The tests were imposed in times long gone by when religious opinions were looked upon as a part of a political creed, and as the times had now become more tolerant he trusted the house would agree to the second reading of the measure. It might be said that the Lill would place Dis senters in universities in a position to become members of the governing bodies ; but if they went into committee the objections could be most fully and freely discussed. A petition had been presented from Oxford, agreed to unanimously in Convocation, against the bill, but he could not assent to the prayer of the petition, because it would be absurd to say that religious harmony existed in Oxford. He earnestly assed the house to give the bill a second read ing, and thus affirm the principle that education was really free at Oxford. (Hear, hear.) Mr. NEATE supported the bill, but he could not say it was with pleasure that he did so, because the circumstance of so doing would place him in opposition with many per sons whose friendship he estimated most highly. It was true that Dissenters were not excluded from the University at Oxford, but they could not get further than the degree of Batchelor of Arts; but that, in his opinion, could not be called admission at all. (Hear, hear.) No spirited young man would enter public life with the knowledge that he was not to aspire higher than a Lord of the Treasury--(hear, hear, and laughter)—because that was about the position certain gentlemen were allowed to attain at Oxford. He did not think the unfavourable results anticipated by gen tleman opposite would result from the passing of this bill, and therefore he should vote for its second reading. On the Speaker putting the motion, Sir W. lIEATHCOTE moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. G, DUFF supported the bill. LEFT SITTING, LONDON GAZETTE,—Last Evening, WHITEHALL, MARCH 12. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Arch. Buchanan to the church of the united parishes of Logie and Pert, in the presbytery of Brechin, and county of Forfar, vacant by the death of the Rev. Thomas Hill. DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 12. The Queen has been pleased to appoint John S. Moffat, Esq., to be a member of the Executive and Legislative Councils of the Island of St. Lucia. CROWN OFFICE, MARCH 15. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PAR LIAMENT. County of Hertford—Henry Riward Surtees, Esq., of Dane End, near Ware, in the said county, in the room of Christopher William Giles Puller, E.Qq., deceased. WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, MAncx 15. 4th Hussars—Hugh Berkeley Griffiths, Gent., to be Cor net, by purchase, vice Robert Soames, promoted.t 14th Hussars—Captain Robert Johnston Brown to be Major, by purchase, vice Major and Brevet Lieutenant- Colonel Richard Herbert Gall, 0.8., who retires upon half-pay—Lieut. Edward E. D. Boycott to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brown—Cornet John Bradney to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Boycott—Samuel Tudor Ashton, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vico Bradney —Lieut. Francis John S. H. Newton to be Adjutant, vice Boycott, promoted. 4th Regiment of Foot—The promotion of Ensign Edgar Montagu Kemp to a Lieutenancy to bear date 22d December, 1863, and to be in succession to Lieutenant Richard Boyce, retired—the promotion of Ensign Chas. Frederick Hooper to a Lieutenancy to bear date Bth January, 1861, and to be in succession to Lieut. Charles Edward Billing, promoted. 7th Foot—Lieut. Gwynn° Orton Lewis to be Captain, by purchase, vice Musgrave Watson, who retires—E ns i gn Rowland Hill to be Lieutenant, y purchase, vice Lewis William Wolfe Rynd, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hill. 13th Foot—Ensign Robert Warren to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Charles Edwards Palmer, seconded on appointment as Instructor in Military Surveying, at the Royal Military College. 14th Font—Lieut. William Thornhill Blois to b© Adjutant, vide Lieut. Alexander Gordon, promoted. 35th Foot—Lieut. William Poste to be Instructor of Mus ketry, vice Lieut. Thomas Lloyd, promoted. 38th Foot—Lieut. Alfred Stokes to be Adjutant, vice Lieut. Robert Johnston Stansfeld, promoted. 108th Foot—Lieut. John Trenchard Tennant to be In structor of Musketry. Rifle Brigade—Lieut. Ernest Henry Buller to be Instruc tor of Musketry, vice Lieut. Lord Edward Cavendish, who resigns that appointment. sth West India Regiment—Ensign Thomas England to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Albert Sharp, deceased. The Proposed Conference. The following circular note has been addressed by M. Drouyn de L'Huys, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the French diplomatic agents abroad : "Sir,—You will doubtless have learnt that the English Government has made at Vienna and at Berlin the proposal of a Conference, to be held immediately, to take into consi deration measures of a nature to re-establish peace between the two great Garman Powers and Denmark. Similar overtures have been made at Copenhagen. "The British Cabinet is of the opinion that the Conference might be held without an armistice. Should the Govern ments adhere to this proposal the Government of her Majesty would invite France, Russia, and Sweden, as also the Germanic Confederation, to appoint plenipotentiaries at once. We have reason to believe that the Cabinets of Vienna and of Berlin are inclined to give their consent to the idea of such a Conference. We moreover believe that the Court of Austria continues to consider the Treaty of 1852 as the proper basis for deliberations. "The principle of the integrity of the Danish monarchy has been admitted in the identical transactions of the two German Courts, under date of the 31st January, and, ac cording to formal assurances made by the Austrian Cabinet, that principle remains under the safe keeping of Europe. The hostilities have not invalidated the stipulations which bind Austria end Prussia not only towards Denmark but towards other Powers. " Austria only claims her liberty of action in so much as concerns the transaction which took place in 1851.1852 between Get many and Danmark relative to the position of the Duchies in the monarchy, and to the relations which previously existed between Holstein and Scbleswig. We have no reason to suppose that the views of the Prussian Cabinet are different, but we have still to see how the pro posal of England will be received by the Danish Govern ment and by the German Confederation. As far as we can judge, Denmark seems inclined to insist upon an armistice b e fore agreeing to any negotiation, and it is to be feared that, in that country, the refusal to grant an armistice will be regardel as an intention on the part of the German Powers to achieve the destruction of the Danish army, to render the conditions of peace more severe. "On the other hand, the German Confederation has taken up a view which differs essentially from that of Austria and Prussia. The Diet was not a party to the Treaty of London, and denies its validity. It is at the pre sent moment actually considering a report from its com • mittees, which contains conclusions contrary to the in tegrity of the Danish monarchy. It is therefore difficult to foresee whether the proposal of England will be favour ably received at Copenhagen and at Frankfort. " As far as we ourselves, sir, are concerned, we have nut yet been offered an opportunity of expressing our views. The English Cabinet will not address itself to the neutral Powers until it has obtained the consent of the belligerents. The report that we have taken part in these steps is conse quently false, but it is with regret that we have seen this war break out, and, faithful to the principles which actuate us, we shall be happy to second any efforts that may be made to put an end to it. "Should the Government of her Britannic Majesty re ceive the desired adhesions, and bring the proposal in ques tion under our notice, we will be found ready to participate in any serious attempt at pacification. " I am, &c., DROUYN DE L'HUYS. (Signed) " Paris, Feb. 27, 1864." The quotations for the best mercantile bills con tinue to range from t to 6 per cent., although the inquiries this morning in the general money market are more numerous owing to the settlement now in progress at the Sto c k E xc h ange, and the revenue payments which are is course of collection. The fact is the recent large arrivals of specie, and the very limited demand on export account, has strengthened the belief that before long a sub. stantial concession will be made in the rates of discount. The commercial clases are therefore only just supplying themselves with the accom modation necessary for immediate purposes. About £20,000 in gold was taken into ,the Bank yesterday. In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon there was no material alteration, although a slight dovvnwatd tendency was apparent. 661 i 6 IC9j 103} 424 I 107 k a 8 98} 110 9; 101 127 f 8 531 2 25 1001 2 BREVET. Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Charles Henry Ellice, C. 8., half-pay, late 24th Foot. to have the tempo rary rank of Brigadier-General in Great Britain, while in command of a brigade. 1 ieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Frederick Paul Haines, half-pay, late Bth Foot, to have the temporary rank of Brigadier-General in Ireland, while in commard of a brigade. Captain and Brevet-Major Charles Ferdinand Harvey, retired full-pay, late Staff Officer of Pensioners, to have the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, Second Captain Peter Henry Scratchley, Royal En. gineera, to be Major. The undermentioned officers having completed the qua lified service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, under the provisions of the Royal Warrant of 14th October, 1853, to be Colonels : Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Charles Dawson Plunkett, Ist Foot. Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Francis Hobbs, 6th Foot. MEMORANDUM.—Second Captain and Brevet Major Robert Miller Mundy, half pay Royal Artillery, has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his com mission, under the conditions of the Horse Guards Circular Memorandum of 15th February, 1861. ' The Gazette contains a number of promotions and altera tions of rank amongst the officers of the Staff Corps and of her Majesty's Military Forces. BANKRUPTS The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im portance in the Gazette : Isaac Steward, gardener, Margate James Sidebottom, clerk. Liverpool John Thornton, greengrocer, Bradford Robert Fryer, cap maker, Birmingham Warren Carter, draper, Pope. hill, Pembroke John Allen, schoolmaster, Malvern Link William H. Bill, commission agent, Wolverhampton John Wilkes, grocer, Wolverhampton George Fermi., Trinity pilot, Milton-nest-Gravesend James Payne, farmer, Übley, Somerset Michael Clayton, auctioneer, Barnsley, York William H. Holland, builder, Haslingden Henry J. Draper, machinist, Wimborne Minter Austen, painter, Canterbury Edward Forsdiko, tobacconist, Manchester Thomas Bailey, licensed victualler, Nottingham Charles Clark, butcher, St. Noet's Edward C. Kennington, carpenter, Lincolnshire Francis E. Bingley, picture dealer, Old Bond-street Robert Rose, music seller, Bedford Joseph Harrison, pianoforte maker, John-street, Fitzroy square BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. James Williams, builder, Hereford William W. Walkyier, postmaster, Sandown SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. George F. Tassie, chemist, Dundee Bavid M'Kay, merchant, Glasgow Thomas Robertson, portiuner, Glasgow Robert Dempser, mason, Glasgow Course of the Ezehange.—Yesterday. 3 S m h o o n l ie, II 1 , 7 i A.msterdam Ditto - 12 01 Rotterdam 3 Short. Months, 2 2 2 2 2 11 5 ,1 ' : :23 , 3 ' 5 5 6 2 66 6 70 5 , 5 5 :5 5 44- 12 Ot A.ntwerp Brussels 2221,3 5 55 36 6 587 71 , llamburgh Paris Ditto Marseilles 2s 70 25 70 Frankfort en Main 0. ..... ...... Vienna 119 a Triest© 12 33 Petersburgh ......... —__ 12 20 Berlin 33 _ 33-1 , ...... Vadrid 2 22 .•• Cadiz 48 49 1 4 47 1 , 48 25 75 25 62! 25 771 25 82! 2.5 77 25 82i 25 80 25 85 25 80 25 E 5 25 80 25 86 52k 52 AQI FOS Leghorn ...... Milan .......... Genoa ........ .. • Naples . ........... Palermo ............ .... Messina ...... Lisbon .............. Oporto...- . WARWICK RACES—THIs DAY. TRIAL STAKES. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1864. 31Ancx-r. Doncaster Spring ...... 14 War wick .............. 16 Durham .............. 28 AP Cromton-park 1 Edinburgh Spring, ... . . 2 Abergavenny Thirsk 5 Chester .. 3 York Spring Salisbury . 12 Bath Ju. Ascot .. 7 Hampton l5 Newton Odiham Bibury Stockbridge :J u : Newmarket July Carlisle Abingdon Liverpool July -3 Stamford l4 Pontefract Au Brighton 2 Brighton Club .. Lewes Reading Egham . . l6 Oxford .. 18 Yarinowh SE FTE Weymouth 1 Warwick September 6 Leicester 8 Doncaster Brecon .. 19 1 Richmond Monmouth Manchester Autumn 23 Newmarket Firat October 27 OCT Northallerton Newmarket Second Oct lO6l Gloucester Newmarket Houghton 24 Liverpool Cotton Market —This Day. Market very strong, at Id. to id. above Friday: Sales, about 8,030 or 10,000 bales. Imports, 5,049 ; previously, 35,169. MARKETS--TMs Day. MARK-LANE. There was a large supply of home-grown wheat on sale here to-day. Sales, however, progressed slowly both in red and white qualities, yet no change took place in prices compared with Monday. The market was but moderately supplied with foreign wheat. Transactions were mostly of a retail character at previous quotations. Floating cargoes of gain moved off slowly at late rates. The supply of barley on sale was tolerably large. Gene rally speaking, the demand ruled inactive; nevertheless, good and fine malting parcels ruled firm in price. Malt sold heavily, and prices had a drooping tendency. There was a full average supply of oats on offer. For all qualities the trade was dull, and the quotations ruled some what in favour of buyers. Beans and grey peas were a dull inquiry at fully the low prices lately current. In flour, eales progressed slowly on former terms. ARRIVALS THIS WREX. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oath. Flow: English-- 420 I 680 l,llO 540 630 Irish — 2,450 b'oreign-- 380 c ;,7,010 40 sks, 2,240 brls BOROUGH HOP. We have to roport a quiet trade for most kinds of hops. Previous quotations are, however, well supported. WHITECLIAPEL. Moderate supplies of meat are on sale here, and the de mand rules inactive, as follows: Beef, from 2s Sd to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4a 4d; veal, 3s Sd to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 2d to 4s 6d per Blbs by the carcase. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, March IG.—Wind this day at noon—East; moderate breeze, and fine weather. COWES, March M.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Chepoo, from Bahia for Hamburg. PLYMOUTH, March 15.—Wind W.-4rrrived—olden• burg, from Manzanillo de Cuba for Bremen. GRIMSBY, March 14.—Wind S. W.—Sailed—Eleotric, steamer, fur Calcutta. CARDIFF, March 15.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Panther, from Bil boa. SHIELDS, March 15 —Wind S.W.—Sailed--Fear Not, for Shanghai—Concordia, for Valparaiso. FALMOUTH, March 15.—bailed—Edith, steamer, for ;he West Indies. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, March IG—Balcome, from Jamaica—Doure, from Belize—Leamington, from Calcutta. Sailed—St. Croix, for Barbadoes—Eureka, for Bombay —Rainbow (steamer), for Calais—Lord J. Russell (steamer), For Dunkirk — Belgium(steamer), for Ostend—Rtuno ;steamer), for Boulogne. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Anchored—Amersham, from London, for Auckland. Passed—Sir Jainsetjee Family, for Bombay—Sam for Nassau—Southern Belle, for Hong Kong—Prince Alfred, for Singapore—Margaret Kerr, for Greencck -- Legion of Honour, for Queensland—Caroline Brown, for St. John's—Strathmore, for Swan River—all from Lon don. Eva and Salisbury, of Liverpool, both from tiottti for West—Eddystone, from Shields, for Singapore. Sailed—All the outward bound. • 1111 aim SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 o'CLo cx. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This :Day. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Lord Burleigh Johnny Armstrong Man at Arms a TEE MATCH—Off. S WEEPSTAK ES—No Race. Northampton 29 Catterick 3O Epsom Spring Newmarket Craven .. Newmarket First Spring 25 Manchester .......... 18 Harpenden........... 2O Epsom ............... o 24 Chelmsford .......... 28 New Forest Hunt ...... 9 8 Newcastle-on-Tyne 28 Worcest.r (Summer) 3 0 Ipswich .. Nottingham . l9 Winchester l9 Southampton .. 2O Chesterfield Goodwood The War in Denmark, MARCH 8. We have by no moans cheering news to-day from Jutland. The Austrians have advanced very largo forces against Fredericia and pushed their conquests ' as far as Erritso, and another village, both of them at about two English miles from the main strong hold of Fredericia; the former place lies on the Sound, and ought to enable the Austrians not only to bombard the fortress, but also to command the passage of the Sound to Middlefort, in Funen. The intelligence has reached headquarters here abo u t noon, and the telegram was so laconic and oracular that its real import oaonot be satisfactorily made out, and the actual loss of the Danes may be ex. aggerated. It was added that both Gene ra l Wi ll3ter, waonunn,toth the Commander-in-Chief of the Danish F orces i n Jut. of f n h d is ,ansdtaeff:phtaavie b n rie;n ffm wounded. Nothing officerN g in at the h ea d is kno wn as yet as to the nature of their hurts, and it is like. wise uncertain whether they were struck in a gene ral action or simply in consequence of their having rashly ventured too near the enemy at some unim portant• encounter at outposts. Both the General and his chief aide-de-camp were among the bravest officers of the Danish army, and, as they were daily dining at our mess at the Hotel Reimuth only ten or 12 days ago, and had as many friends as they had acquaintances, their loss would be very painfully felt by high and low here. In the event of General Wilster bein g di sa bled by his wounds, the command in Jutland would, in the natural course of things devolve on Colonel Neergiard, who has also the reputation of great ability and courage. Altogether the news from Fredericia has wrought rather a de pressing sensation at Sondezborg. Two other offi cers were also wounded. It seems that only one Danish regiment was engaged. THE MADAGASCAR AMBASSADORS.—The Ambas4 s&dors from Madagascar, Rainaudrianandraina , 14th Honoree Aide de-Camp of the Prime Minister, Mada gascar, Rainifiruigia, 15th Honores Officer of the Palace, attended by their interpreter, Mr John Duffus, visited the Museum of the Royal United Service Institution, in W hite ball-yard, on Monday. They spent a considerable time is examining the various models and implements of war exhi bited, and the particular use of which was explained to them by their interpetor. Before leaving, they expressed themselves as having been greatly Interested. Archbishop Cullen, of Dublin, has issued a pas toral letter, in which he strongly denounces the Fenians and all other secret societies. of the share of tl m an ee ti t e in T g e h le e g ld ra t p o h - Vo r mp,, ny it wta ho A ld t er t s hea t n h n e u A a l stated that the financial position of the company had occupied the serious attention of the board, who expected to be able to announce at an early day that all diffieultits in this respect had been removed. rUST. York August 23 Plymouth Derby .... Lichfield Stocktcn Devon and Exeter :MEER. IZER.